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@vonny,

Pity Farmerman isn't on this thread much, I want to know the significance of the black dots on the mantis's compound eyes - clearly they aren't pupils but they remind you of them.

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@Roberta,

The blue bird is so captivating! Of course there are some so beautiful that they simply stop our breath. I once saw a colorful butterfly flapping its wind agaisnt a bright red flower. Before i could grab my camera it flew away! Ahh my bad!

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@hingehead,

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Re: vonny

Pity Farmerman isn't on this thread much, I want to know the significance of the black dots on the mantis's compound eyes - clearly they aren't pupils but they remind you of them.

http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3064

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24 Inspiring Photos Of Pigeon Street-Style
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattortile/inspiring-photos-of-pigeon-street-style

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Roberta, I think you'll like this video, but then again, maybe not. I have my own qualms at the same time I'm very interested. I've read about these 2 races a year, going on for centuries now - for years of my own. I'd never be in that crowd, though I like the city.

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/video/2013/mar/26/siena-il-palio-italy-horse-race-video

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Be careful when following the link:
DANGER! Thud worthy death ahead!
http://observationdeck.io9.com/zomg-baby-caracal-1227238389

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@tsarstepan,

I loved the fur wrap one. Well, all of them.

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Such wonderful pics, you guys. If I didn't have a headache, I'd say something about each one. BTW, I appreciate seeing a few of my favorite animals in this batch. Chimp and pigeons. Never saw a baby caracal before. You pipples is da best.

Black squirrel (I've seen a few of these in the north Bronx.)

http://campus.albion.edu/students/files/2012/02/Black-Squirrel.jpg

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@Roberta,

http://cdn.cutestpaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/l-I-look-up-to-you-mom.jpg

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http://cdn.cutestpaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/l-I-SOOOOO-want-to-pet-one.jpg

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@hingehead,

hingehead wrote:

Pity Farmerman isn't on this thread much, I want to know the significance of the black dots on the mantis's compound eyes - clearly they aren't pupils but they remind you of them.

Now you're just being silly, everyone knows pupils are in school.

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@hingehead,

hingehead wrote:

Pity Farmerman isn't on this thread much, I want to know the significance of the black dots on the mantis's compound eyes - clearly they aren't pupils but they remind you of them.

I had the same question a while back. Here's the info I found...
http://able2know.org/topic/89445-816#post-5404041

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@vonny,

vonny, I'm loving the expression onthe cheetah cub's face. I think that baby wants something and is hoping for a yes from mom. The minute I saw the picture of the tiger cub dangling from its mother's mouth, I thought about the power of that mouth and how gentle the mother has to be. Great shot. That's a very cute kitten. Very cute. Thanks for them all.

Tamandua (a kind of anteater):

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UYMdG4N0Ctg/UFCs2aJEfLI/AAAAAAAAAIU/hbkysCkruy8/s1600/1969017.jpg

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@Roberta,

Yesterday when I was at the pool, I saw a wasp doing just this.
I thought it was amazing, as there were a lot of people in the pool, and it had landed like this in one of the lap lanes.
At first I thought it was in trouble, and got concerned when a lap swimmer came swimming through.
The wasp just fly up about a foot until the swimmer passed, and landed right back down in the same spot.

Wasps really love water, they always go right to it when I refill my bird bath (in this weather every other day)

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/76/185247981_82fe623dd1.jpg

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@chai2,

chai, Didn't know that about wasps. That's a great shot. Interesting how it spreads its legs out to stay on top of the water.

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